Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne Sets Date
It was inevitable that Lil Wayne would choose to experiment after the success he had in 2008. The rapper who hinted at a rock album late last year will indeed be releasing such an album this year.
Rebirth is slated to hit the shelves on April 7th and is not to be considered in the same vein as his Carter projects which are strictly rap. There had been rumors that the Carter IV would be the title of the rock album but this was denied by PR reps for the rapper.
Lil Wayne is set to perform at a Pre-Grammy special hosted by TV news reader Katie Couric in the build up for the 51st Grammy Awards in February it was announced late last week. Wayne will perform alongside Kanye West and John Legend
Death Row Bought
Canadian company WIDEawake purchased the troubled label formerly owned by Suge Knight last week for $18 million.
The sale included a back catalogue of unreleased music from the slain rapper Tupac Shakur. The CEO of the company Lara Lavi said that she hoped her companies purchase of the once iconic would restore consumers faith in what the label once represented and the sounds it created through artists such as Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg.
Lavi was once part of a group herself and has extensive music industry experience as both manager and performer.
Last Album from UGK
Bun B, one half of UGK recently talked about the duo's last album set to be released on Jive Records in April.
The album called For Life is the second album to be released by the Houston couple since the untimely demise of Pimp C in 2007.
The twelve track collection is said to be about what the fans of the Teas titans would want to hear. With a release date of March 31st Bun B had this to say "This will be a good bookend to the legacy of myself and Pimp. And definitely take not just the group, but Pimp C, to true legend and iconic status."
Pimp C died from an accidental overdose of prescribed medication while in Los Angeles a little over two years ago.
Kanye Displays New Kicks
Kanye West last week unveiled his new sneaker line for Louis Vuitton in Paris during fashion week.
The 808s and Heartbreak Rapper who has been extremely vocal in hoping to pursue a career in fashion lately was overjoyed at the response his sneaker line got. "It's overwhelming -- I've wanted to be a fashion designer my entire life," he said.
"And to see my stuff in the Vuitton show was something else. It was a dream come true. And the way those guys were styled -- they were dressed better than me!"
The Chicago rapper who is said to be looking to move to London to further his fashion career is set to unleash the shoes in June of this year, retailing at approx $500 a pair.
Melanie Cornish